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Bumper Crops and Thorny Weeds

Bumper Crops and Thorny Weeds

New in the shares this week are long beans!  Long beans are eaten like green beans, but they are in the same family as purple hull peas.  They are sweeter, softer and meatier than green beans.  You can prepare them as you would green beans. …

Okra, the Weather and old sayings

Okra, the Weather and old sayings

OKRA!  Tips for a Slime-less Experience The okra harvest has begun.  We probably could have started picking it a week or two ago but we just didn’t have time with all those tomatoes!  Now it is tall enough that we don’t have to bend over…

Oh Barry!

Oh Barry!

This hurricane named Barry, has not been brilliant for the farm.  It could be worse.  It could always be worse!  There could be hail.  Hail is worse.  We could get struck by a meteor.  A herd of cattle could stampede through the field.  That would…

Not in July

Not in July

Small Shares Slicing Tomatoes Juliet Plum Tomatoes Yellow Squash Eggplant Sweet Peppers Full Shares Slicing Tomatoes Green Zebra Tomatoes (Farmer Randy’s favorite!) Yellow Squash Zucchini Eggplant Sweet Peppers July messes with you.  It’s an important month.  Tomato season is a big deal for us.  We…

tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes

tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes

Small Shares Red Pontiac Potatoes Red Onions Assorted Sweet Peppers Slicing Tomato Heirloom Tomato Full Shares Red Pontiac Potatoes Red Onions Assorted Sweet Peppers Slicing Tomato Heirloom Tomato Juliet Plum Tomato Red Cherry Tomato This week it’s all about tomatoes!  You do like tomatoes, right? …

Local Food Economies are Worth Paying For

Local Food Economies are Worth Paying For

Small and Full Shares Carrots Fingerling Potatoes Eggplant Green Bell Pepper Heirloom Tomato Cherry Tomatoes Basil We are excited about the share we’ve put together this week.  There are lots of different veggies, including some our most popular offerings.  The garden is bountiful right now,…

Sunflowers are pretty, and other reasons to plant a cover crop

Sunflowers are pretty, and other reasons to plant a cover crop

Happy Solstice, everyone!  Summer is beginning, and summer is the season of nightshades.  Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and potatoes are all in the nightshade family.  We will be seeing lots of fruits and veggies in this plant family over the coming weeks and months. Small Shares…

All this plastic is just too mulch!

All this plastic is just too mulch!

Small Shares Cabbage Yellow Squash Cucumber Rainbow Chard Sweet Basil Sweet Onions Full Shares Cabbage Yellow Squash Cucumber Rainbow Chard Sweet Basil Sweet Onions Eggplant Zucchini This week is the last of the cabbages!  They have all been harvested.  It is your last chance to…